This video by Steve Crutchfield shows and explains the Red Oak II complex off old Route 66 near Carthage, Mo. https://youtu.be/2ILsBIB4mVQ For more, the Red Oak II official website is here.
Category: Art
Painter takes his inspiration from Route 66
A painter who gets his inspiration from Route 66 will have an exhibit of his work at the Peoria Public Library in Peoria, Ariz., reported the Peoria Times. Red Rohall's "Roadside Americana" will be on display starting this weekend at the Main Library at 8463 W. Monroe St. (map here). Many of Rohall's oil paintings … Continue reading Painter takes his inspiration from Route 66
It’s a small world after all
Every time you think you've seen everything regarding photography on Route 66, someone comes up with a new twist. The latest is Kurt and Edwige Moses of St. Paul, Minn. The husband-and-wife team recently created a fine-art photo project titled "Un Petit Monde," which translates from French to "A Small World." He photographs small HO scale train figures … Continue reading It’s a small world after all
Bottletree Ranch featured in L.A. Times
Elmer Long's Bottletree Ranch along Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif., is so unusual, it seemed inevitable the Los Angeles Times would come calling. And it has. And an interesting admission by Long: By his own account, Long was once judgmental of people, easy to anger, a man who settled scores. But a decade of … Continue reading Bottletree Ranch featured in L.A. Times
Waynesville landmark vandalized
W.H. Croaker, the frog-shaped boulder next to old Route 66 in Wayneville, Mo., was vandalized with paint sometime after mid-November, reported the Daily Guide in Wayneville. An unknown person or persons poured maroon-colored paint over the frog's head, giving it the illusion that it was bleeding, much to the outrage of many local residents. W.H. … Continue reading Waynesville landmark vandalized
Old gas station converted into art gallery
A former Sinclair gas station that was built in 1923 in Cuba, Mo., has been converted into the Spirals Gallery & Studio, according to a story in the Cuba Free Press. Merry Brewer Cloer and her husband Adam renovated the "ramshackle" Don's Sinclair Station at 502 E. Washington Blvd. (aka Route 66). Spirals opened in … Continue reading Old gas station converted into art gallery
A lulu of a loo
Emily Priddy, aka Red Fork Hippie, is repainting a bathroom using scenes from Route 66 at the Brews & Bytes coffeehouse in downtown Sapulpa, Okla. The Sapulpa Daily Herald published a story about her ongoing project today: She told the owners she would paint the walls if the Reed’s could pay for her talent in … Continue reading A lulu of a loo
The man behind the bottles
Here's a new video about Elmer Long, proprietor of the Bottle Tree Ranch on Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif. https://youtu.be/pwAFW0jyapE Elmer's Facebook page is here.
A tribute to a historic bridge, from Poland
Artur Pranga, a graphic designer based in Poland, is running a visualization studio named Imitime, used by architects and designers who want to show how a proposal is going to look long before construction begins. Pranga said he recently was researching historic bridges. He explained in an email what happened next: When my eyes came … Continue reading A tribute to a historic bridge, from Poland
Artist takes inspiration from Arizona 66
Angela Carlsen, an artist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, used a trip on Arizona's Route 66 to help end her artist's block. The result of that journey is her latest art show, "Arizona Neon," at Argyle Fine Art in Halifax, starting tonight. The exhibit runs through Oct. 30. According to The Chronicle-Herald of Halifax: "I … Continue reading Artist takes inspiration from Arizona 66